before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
countermeasure; counter-measure
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
several people; a few people
to gather; to collect; to assemble
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
iridescent colour; equivocal (reply, statement, etc.); ambiguous; vague
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
gem; jewel; precious stone
living thing; living creature; animal; life
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
exploration party; expedition team
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
face contorted and about to cry
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich